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Gastrointestinal Infection

Absence of pseudomembranes in Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in patients using immunosuppression agents

Kenichi Nomura Department of Molecular Hematology and Oncology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan; Division of Microbiology, Kyoto Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environment, Kyoto, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yoshiko Fujimoto Department of Molecular Hematology and Oncology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
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Mihoko Yamashita Department of Molecular Hematology and Oncology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
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Yasutaka Morimoto Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
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Muneo Ohshiro Department of Molecular Hematology and Oncology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
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Kazumi Sato Department of Internal Medicine, Kyoto Minami Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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Tatsuo Oyake Department of Hematology, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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Shugo Kowata Department of Hematology, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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Hideyuki Konishi Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
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Toshikazu Yoshikawa Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
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Yoji Ishida Department of Hematology, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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Masafumi Taniwaki Department of Molecular Hematology and Oncology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
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the Japan Hematology/Oncology Study (J-HOST) Group, Kyoto, Japan Department of Molecular Hematology and Oncology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
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Pages 74-78 | Received 14 May 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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